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Judge James Harvie Wilkinson III in the Fourth Circuit Court of
Appeals has ruled that “legislative invocations offered in
Jesus'[s] name are inherently "sectarian" and thus should be
censored lest they make some attendees feel "uncomfortable,
unwelcome and unwilling to participate in … public affairs."
The ruling came because the ACLU and Americans for Separation of
Church and State filed a suit that alleged that asking for
divine guidance from God and Jesus was offensive to those who
did not so believe. That ruling is the result of ungodly, peace
at any price people in positions of power.
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However, the push to eliminate Jesus from the public place isn’t
new. Jesus was crucified for his stand against the Jews of that
day. Stephen was stoned to death for uttering the name of Jesus.
Peter and Silas were jailed for speaking of the Savior. Paul was
beaten for not obeying the command to refrain from preaching the
gospel. Even though he faced death for preaching Jesus, he would
not change and he ultimately died for defending the truth.
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One of the reasons our republic was founded was for religious
freedom. The founders relied on God to see them through the
perilous times that came when they decided to split from English
rule. The Supreme Court building in the capitol and numerous
other buildings have verses and quotes inscribed in various
places in those structures. The Constitutions of the many states
reference belief in Almighty God. Are the state constitutions
offensive to the Muslims, atheists, Buddhists, and other
unbelieving ilk?
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The ACLU and Americans United for Separation of Church and State
routinely lie when they challenge prayer in public business.
They claim separation of church and state is in the First
Amendment when it isn’t and they know it. They are enabled by
ungodly judges who refuse to acknowledge or understand that the
words are “Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof; or abridging the
freedom of speech, … The dissenters leave out the
prohibiting and abridging parts. Congress is the one prohibited
and when the Ninth and 10th Amendments are inserted
in the argument, it is plain that the states can do as they
please in the matter and likewise, it is lawful for other
government office holders to pray as they see fit since prayer
is free exercise and free speech.
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One other part of the ruling is that prayers at the meeting
could do "violence to the pluralistic and inclusive values
that are a defining feature of American public life."
Our society has become loudly pluralistic due to those who have
other beliefs demanding that true believers stifle their speech.
But they do not care that their constant belligerence is
offensive to those of us who revere and worship God through
Jesus Christ.
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Judges go along with their legal tirades rather than follow the
truth. They believe that the founder’s use of the word religion
in the Constitution opens the door for all the crackpot beliefs
conjured up by men. However, the founders used the word religion
in the sense of denomination(s) for belief in God, the creator
of heaven and the earth. It did not refer to any other belief
systems. Further, Article VI says, but no religious test
shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or
public trust under the United States. Again, the word
religious refers to a particular denomination not being made the
official religion or that those running for office had to adhere
to a certain denominational creed. Article VI is in harmony with
the First Amendment on the matter.
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It appears that the Constitution is too simple for the rarified
minds of the ACLU and the Americans United for Separation of
Church and State to understand, so they muddy the issue with
nonsense that appeals to the befuddled minds of ungodly judges.
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A fitting remedy to the ruling is very simple. The public
attendees at every meeting should utter the name of Jesus in
prayer at every opportunity. Of course the ACLU, the Americans
United for Separation of Church and State and the judges won’t
like it. But that coin has two sides. The other side is that we
who believe in God and follow Jesus don’t like their ideas and
steadfastly refuse to bow to them.
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In Sorting It Out, utter the name of Jesus at each and every
opportunity, public and private, as the occasions present
themselves.
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© 10-29-2011 DEC
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